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Fernanda Nunes

is a reporting intern at City & State.
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Andrew Cuomo

School officials want an extra $1.6 billion. Cuomo offered $769 million.

New York's state budget is due soon, and funding for education remains unresolved. City & State spoke with state Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia about the funding levels she would like to see for New York's schools and the governor's less generous proposal, as well as as what her department is doing to protect the rights of transgender students. 

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New York's political power couples

Political power couples: Five romantic relationships that have flowered in New York's political world.